Monopole 1024148 — Aitkin County, MN

At 152 m, structure 1024148 is about 72% above the 88 m average across the 47 structures registered in Aitkin County. It is about twice the Minnesota average of 77 m across 3,994 registrations. Among the 24,598 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (MTOWER), the average overall height is 42 m, so this one is about 3.6 times that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 369 m, which puts the top of the structure 521 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Aitkin County in Aitkin County, Minnesota, at coordinates 46.68833, -93.59972, with the site address filed as "NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SEC 35 T49 R26 4TH PM". Aitkin County has 47 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 24th-largest count among the 87 Minnesota counties with registrations, and 37 of them are marked constructed. Minnesota as a whole has 3,994 registrations, the 21st-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Ironton, MN · 1233644, a tower at 153 m (constructed).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1024148 on Aug 4, 2025. Nationally, 141,861 of the 197,703 registrations (71.8%) carry the constructed status, including 2,994 in Minnesota.

The FCC record lists R&J Broadcasting, Inc. of Ada, MN as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0019126960. Across the registry it holds 12 structure registrations, including 12 in Minnesota. Its most common filed structure-type code is MTOWER (3 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2018-AGL-20226-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1L, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 9, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style A". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 3, 4, 5, 12.